Neutrogena Age Shield Face Lotion Sunscreen SPF 110 for dry skin
Helioplex Technology
Avobenzone
Homosalate
Octisalate
OctocryleneAverage
- AverageDry Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
Works for dry skin; other sunscreens fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate suitability for your dry skin due to beeswax and diethylhexyl 2,6-naphthalate providing emollient action, but it lacks more potent humectants for optimal hydration. The formulation provides excellent UV protection with avobenzone and homosalate, which is beneficial for all skin types.
- While it offers general skincare benefits like hydration, these are not specialized enough to significantly address your dry or flaky skin concerns.
- The product is generally safe for your dry skin, though Oxybenzone and Methylisothiazolinone carry some risk of irritation.
How to apply
- Apply this sunscreen during your AM routine every morning. Reapply every two hours when exposed to the sun.
- Apply the sunscreen as the final step in your morning routine after your moisturizer.
- Gently smooth a nickel-sized amount over your face and neck, avoiding harsh rubbing.
- Apply the sunscreen on clean, dry skin to ensure even protection and absorption.
- Avoid the immediate eye area and do a patch test before first use.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 1.3k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, users with oily and combination skin frequently praise this sunscreen for its exceptionally high protection and ability to prevent sunburns during extended outdoor activity without causing breakouts. Those with sensitive eyes or darker skin tones often report significant drawbacks, including intense eye stinging and a noticeable white cast that can leave a "ghostly" appearance.
Highlights
Lightweight & non-greasy Often Mentioned
- “absorbs quickly”
- “feels like lotion”
- “no oily residue”
- “matte finish”
Superior sun protection Often Mentioned
- “never get burned”
- “prevented my melasma”
- “great for lupus”
- “blocks intense sun”
Stings eyes Often Mentioned
- “burns like crazy”
- “eyes watered for hours”
- “can't put near eyes”
- “migrates into eyes”
Moisturizing formula Sometimes Noted
- “leaves skin soft”
- “hydrating but light”
- “no dry patches”
- “plumps the skin”
Works under makeup Sometimes Noted
- “doesn't pill”
- “smooth primer base”
- “makeup glides on”
- “no separation”
Product separation Sometimes Noted
- “oily liquid comes out”
- “needs shaking”
- “separated in tube”
- “watery mess first”
Visible white cast Sometimes Noted
- “looks like a ghost”
- “purple tint”
- “pale white mask”
- “hard to rub in”
Strong fragrance Rarely Noted
- “smells like chemicals”
- “scent is overpowering”
- “too much perfume”
- “lingering floral smell”
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Questions and answers
How well does Neutrogena Age Shield Face Lotion Sunscreen SPF 110 work for dry skin?
This sunscreen works moderately well for dry skin, offering basic smoothing care with beeswax and safe sun protection, though some ingredients may cause irritation. To fit dry skin better, a product of this type needs strong moisture-locking ingredients to keep skin hydrated and comfortable.
Which ingredients make this sunscreen a good fit for dry skin?
Beeswax and diethylhexyl 2,6-naphthalate make this sunscreen a moderate fit for dry skin by helping soften it. However, a product of this type needs richer moisturizing ingredients and humectants to keep dry skin fully hydrated.
What does Helioplex do for dry skin?
Helioplex provides broad-spectrum sun protection while helping keep dry skin shielded from UV rays without feeling overly heavy. This ingredient technology is unlikely to cause irritation when used as part of your daily routine.
What does Avobenzone do for dry skin?
Avobenzone provides UV protection for dry skin, though it is usually paired with ingredients that hold onto moisture to help keep skin soft and smooth. Studies show it has an excellent safety profile with minimal risk of irritation when used in formulated sunscreens.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2014
Where does this sunscreen go in a skincare routine for dry skin?
This sunscreen goes in the morning routine as the final step after your moisturizer. To best care for dry skin, this type of product needs to be paired with richer hydrating ingredients that deeply boost moisture.
Can I use this sunscreen with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this sunscreen in the morning as the final step after your moisturizer, but it may not provide enough deep hydration for dry skin when pairing with retinol. A product of this type needs strong moisture-locking ingredients and potent water-attracting ingredients to keep dry skin soft and smooth.
How often should I use this sunscreen?
You can use this sunscreen every morning as the final step in your daytime routine. A sunscreen of this type needs stronger moisture-boosting ingredients like potent humectants to keep dry skin comfortable all day.
Can this sunscreen clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?
This sunscreen is unlikely to cause breakouts or purging for dry skin, though some ingredients carry a low risk of irritation. A sunscreen for dry skin needs extra hydrating ingredients like glycerin or hyaluronic acid to keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2008Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025
Is this sunscreen fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
Chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, and octisalate showed no to minimal risks of dermal irritation, sensitization, photo-allergy, and photo-irritation in human subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025Both US- and Tanzanian-sourced beeswax-pine resin mixtures produced equivalent short-term skin irritation compared to a hydrocolloid active comparator in 35 healthy volunteers over 7 days.
Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 2026Sunscreen products formulated with 1-6% oxybenzone yielded a mean rate of dermal irritation or sensitization of 0.26% and a contact allergy rate of 0.07% in participants from the general population.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2008Topical application of sunscreen agents in human volunteers resulted in significant skin penetration of all agents and systemic absorption of oxybenzone and its metabolites.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 2004Combined use of the insect repellent DEET and the sunscreen oxybenzone significantly enhanced percutaneous penetration percentages by 36% to 108% and increased their in vivo AUCP/MRT compared to separate applications.
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2007A 21-year-old woman developed an erythematous papulovesicular eruption of photo-exposed sites following oxybenzone-containing sunscreen use, with test findings strongly suggesting oxybenzone photoallergy.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 1994Encapsulation of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane in lipid microparticles significantly reduced their in vivo human skin penetration compared to nonencapsulated filters.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2011Microencapsulation of the BMDBM/HP-beta-CD complex in lipid microparticles significantly decreased the percutaneous penetration of the UV filter into the stratum corneum of human volunteers compared to the non-encapsulated sunscreen agent.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2011Following human skin application of an O/W emulsion containing 2% BMDBM loaded in lipospheres, 15% of the sunscreen accumulated in the uppermost layers of the stratum corneum without remarkably modifying skin permeation compared to unencapsulated sunscreen.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2008Dermal application of a sunscreen containing 10% homosalate in four volunteers resulted in delayed elimination with terminal half-times around 24 h and a bioavailability of cis-homosalate a factor of 2 lower than trans-homosalate, while metabolite ratios supported using oral-route urinary excretion fractions for dermal exposure assessments.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Homosalate exhibited the highest permeation among tested filters with a relative permeability rate of 4.2% and a depth of 60 um, and specific thickeners and emulsifiers successfully reduced its permeation without inhibiting the skin permeation of niacinamide.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2026An online-SPE-LC-MS/MS method successfully quantified specific urinary homosalate metabolites for up to 96 hours after dermal sunscreen application in a volunteer and detected metabolites exclusively in three German pilot participants who had used sunscreen within five days.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021Simulated real-life dermal sunscreen exposure in twenty human volunteers leads to the systemic bioavailability and urinary excretion of the UV filter 2-ethylhexyl salicylate and its metabolite, reaching concentration peaks at 7 to 8 hours with 70-80% of overall excretion within 24 hours.
Archives of Toxicology, 2019The application of a sunscreen formulation containing ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, and octocrylene does not significantly affect critical acne-related species such as Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis, refuting the induction of facial dysbiosis in men.
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024Controlled single dermal exposure to an EHS-containing sunscreen in three volunteers resulted in delayed systemic resorption with elimination half-lives between 6.6 and 9.7 hours, where the parent compound EHS occurred as the dominant urinary parameter.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Incorporating rosmarinic acid into sunscreens enhanced the in vivo SPF of octocrylene by over 157% and reduced lipid peroxidation in the human stratum corneum.
Antioxidants, 2025Early application of sunscreen after ablative fractional skin resurfacing significantly increased the sensitization rate of the UV-filter, octocrylene, and the sunscreen compared to intact skin.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2015Dermal sunscreen exposure in 20 healthy volunteers led to plasma concentrations of avobenzone, octocrylene, and its metabolite CDAA reaching up to 11 μg/L, 25 μg/L, and 1352 μg/L, respectively.
Environment International, 2019
Ingredients
Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene, Oxybenzone, Water, Styrene Acrylates Copolymer, Silica, Beeswax, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Acrylates Dimethicone Copolymer, Acrylates C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Triethanolamine, Disodium Edta, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Bht, Methylisothiazolinone, Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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